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Better Know a (Arab) Candidate By: Canadian Arab Institute CAI has identified 23 candidates of Arab heritage running in the upcoming federal election, spread out over Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.  Ten candidates are running for the Liberal party, seven for the Conservatives, five for the NDP and one for the Bloc Quebecois.  Of all the candidates 15 are running in …

Your Voice is a non-partisan voter education and motivation campaign aiming to inform Canadian Arabs across the country about their right and responsibility to vote, and encourage them to engage in the country’s democratic process. WHY THIS CAMPAIGN?  AN EMERGING COMMUNITY In 2010, Arab immigration to Canada reached an all-time high, with the arrival of 34,657 citizens of Arab countries, Arab immigrants …

By Ghina Dajani, CAI Research Fellow The third in a four-part series analyzing the 2011 census data by Statistics Canada; this report shows the distribution of Canadian Arabs by citizenship, immigrant and generational status, as well as the languages spoken by Canadian Arabs.[1] Citizenship and Immigration in the Canadian Arab Community As previously demonstrated inreports outlining immigration rates of Arabs …